Saturday, October 04, 2014

The Roundup with PW

Ex-Headmaster Sues Sparks: The former headmaster of a private school founded by novelist Nicholas Sparks says the author and other school leaders forced him out when he tried to recruit black students and faculty and supported a bullied group of gay students, and on Thursday he sued for damages.

Colorado School Board Retreats: After two weeks of demonstrations and a fierce backlash across Colorado and beyond, the Jefferson County school board scrapped its controversial curriculum-review, which proposed avoiding lessons that condoned “civil disorder, social strife or disregard of the law.”

The World's Oldest Book Doodles: Historian Erik Kwakkel has spent years at Leiden University in the Netherlands examining some of the world's oldest books and manuscripts. Among his discoveries: the smiley face goes back centuries.

Heaney's Last Poem: Seamus Heaney’s last poem, which he completed 10 days before his death, will be published in a National Gallery of Ireland anthology.

Hunger Games on the Underground: Armed with their Oyster cards, London commuters began a quest for Hunger Games novels scattered throughout the Tube this morning.


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